PROPOSAL OF 1 MALAYSIA GYMNASIUM IN PUTRAJAYA. 1.

0 Introduction Proposing 1 MALAYSIA gymnasium in Putrajaya is to provide a space for community to do sports and exercises and to make them aware on the importance of sport and exercise in order to practice sport and healthy lifestyle. The idea of this gymnasium is also to promote YAB Dato Sri Mohd Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak, prime minister s concept 1 Malaysia to encourage unite among community of all races, ages, culture, religions and so on. In Malaysia already promoting 1 Malaysia clinic, so my intention is to proposed 1 Malaysia gymnasium which is a place where people can do sports to prevent diseases like obesity. Being overweight also carries with it a number of other health problems like cancers, so through sports and exercises, people can prevent diseases as the saying goes prevention is better than cure . Putrajaya is the best area to promote 1 Malaysia gymnasium because Putrajaya is well known as the federal administrative centre of Malaysia and popular as one of the places of tourists attractions in Malaysia. So, in order to promote Malaysia to the tourists and making Putrajaya as a sport centre and the most important is to encourage the public to practice healthier lifestyle, gymnasium is very important to all people. The objective of the gymnasium is also to reduce the amount of crimes and negative activities among the youngsters where they can do healthy activities and at the same time socialize with new friends. The intention of the gymnasium is for all levels including handicapped so, the objective of this building is to accommodate various facilities to enable and encourage the public of all levels to use the facilities which is user friendly and at the same time to improve communication through social and get more new ideas so that, can create a good relationship among the public. According to Oxford Dictionary 2000, gymnasium is a large room or a building with equipment for doing physical exercise. The facilities provided in the gymnasium are badminton court, swimming pool, reflexology area, changing rooms, cafeteria, equipment store, and landscape area. I would like to proposed indoor landscape area in gymnasium to create a different environment in the building where the people inside can also feel fresh and enjoy doing exercise and at the same time teach them to appreciate the nature. The purpose of this gymnasium is not only to encourage interaction between human with human but also interaction between human and nature.

1.1

Statement Problem Nowadays, we realize that there are lots of crimes happen in Malaysia. Our youths are our

most valuable assets; they are the future leaders of the nation. However, many youth and teenagers were involved in negative activities like vandalism, loafing, snatching, stealing, smoking, committing adultery and other social problems. Teenagers with little or nothing to do during their spare time also take to the streets. Existing sport facilities seem to be exclusively for the rich people. Disable people and the elderly are always forgotten in term of facilities that are suitable for them to use and they have no place to go to spent their spare time unless staying at home doing nothing and practice unhealthy lifestyle and does not socialize with the community. Life nowadays is very hectic and always in a hurry. People have no time or limited time to exercise and they have less knowledge on taking care of their health and the importance of exercise and sport in our life. With tight working schedules, endless appointments, daily meetings and the paper chase, exercise seems to be a boring task. The implications of these situations make the people always stress and getting sick easily and the implications are they obtain many diseases, for example, high blood pressure, migraine, diabetes, heart attack and so on. There is also lack of enclosed space for the community to exercise for example if raining, people cannot go out to the park to exercise or do any outdoor activities.

1.2

Objective The purpose of the study is to recommend to the government to build a gymnasium for the

public where a lot of sport facilities are provided for the public with minimum and reasonable fee for all level s so that all the community can use the facilities equally. The other purpose of study is to create a new modern design which is simple, practical and user friendly, and at the same time showing the Malaysian identity and architecture as well as promoting our architecture and heritage to the tourist and Malaysian itself.

Specific Objective 1. To examine the advantages of gymnasium for the public. 2. To provide a new design of gymnasium for the community and national level. 1.3 Research Questions 1. What are the advantages of 1 Malaysia gymnasium? 2. What is the best design of 1 Malaysia gymnasium that is suitable for the public?

1.4

Significance of the study With this study, the government can have option to develop new design and hope to find

out ways to get the best design of gymnasium for the public. Moreover, the important of the study is that I can explore to get the best solution to design a new gymnasium that can provide many facilities to people and give many advantages for them as well as help the government promoting Malaysia to the national level and makes Malaysian people be proud of their country especially the architecture itself. Next, people will be more determined to use the facilities in 1 Malaysia gymnasium which is user friendly for all users and the spaces also comfortable and attractive for all to do sports every day or any time they want.

2.0

Literature Review 1. In an article by Michael D. Lemonick (1999), studies showed that people who got more exercise had fewer heart attacks and doctors believe exercise holds down blood pressure. 2. In an article by Azrina Azhan (2010), from Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor in her speech during launching the Badminton Championship of Community and Youth of Putrajaya 2010,said that sports can prevent the youth from involve in the negative activities like drug addiction and illegal street racing. In addition, sports can help to generate productive and innovative human resources.

3.0

Methodology Method of study is quantitative method by using questionnaire which will be asking to the

respondents by a series of written or verbal questions. By using questionnaire, it allows the researcher to gather and obtain required information on the purpose of the study. From this method also allows the researcher to explore other design that might suitable for the public specifically for 1 Malaysia gymnasium which means gymnasium for all people. Finding and implications of the study were discussed in the following section.

4.0

Conclusion From the review of the literature, gymnasium is very important. The gymnasium can help to

prevent the teenagers from doing negative activities like vandalism, loafing, drug addiction, snatching, stealing, and many more. The gymnasium can act as a sport centre which provides many facilities for the youngsters to do many beneficial activities. Lifestyle-redesign is a conscious process to ensure healthy activities for wellbeing. As the nation strives towards achieving Vision 2020, it is 3

important that people, do not get used to a life without moral values, so a proper study need to be mapped out to channel our youth and all people towards healthier lifestyle and Malaysia can produce more productive and efficient workers towards better development of Malaysia and promote Putrajaya as a well known tourist destination inside and outside of the country in term of sport activities. Furthermore, we can recommend a new design proposal of gymnasium to the government which suitable with our prime minister s concept and mission to unite the people in Malaysia, so I think 1 Malaysia gymnasium is one of the facilities that can cater all categories of people with minimum rate that is available for all especially for poor, elderly and disable people.